The Passage is a novel series by Justin Cronin. There are three published books in the series. The film rights were acquired by Fox Entertainment Group in 2007 for adaptation into a film trilogy, but after 12 years of development and planning, it was changed to a television series, which premiered in January 2019 and was canceled after the first season.[1][2]
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The Passage
editThe Passage was published in 2010 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. The Passage debuted at #3 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best seller list, and remained on the list 7 additional weeks.[3] It is the first novel of the trilogy.[4]
The Twelve
editThe Twelve is a 2012 horror novel by Justin Cronin and is the second novel in the trilogy. The novel was published on October 16, 2012, by Ballantine Books.[5]
The City of Mirrors
editThe City of Mirrors was released in the United States on May 24. 2016.[6]
References
edit- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2016). "Fox Nabs The Passage Vampire Drama From Liz Heldens, Matt Reeves & Scott Free With Big Commitment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (May 10, 2019). "The Passage Canceled By Fox After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (June 18, 2010). "Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction". New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ Arts.nationalpost.com
- ^ Medley, Mark. "Apocalypse Wow; With big buzz around his new novel and a movie deal under his belt, Justin Cronin is lit's latest (unlikely) celebrity". National Post. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "See the cover for 'The City of Mirrors,' Justin Cronin's final book in The Passage trilogy -- exclusive". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
External links
edit- "Enter The Passage", The official website
- "Find Subject Zero" Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, An official companion website
- The UK edition of The Passage Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- "Apocalypse Wow", National Post article with details on movie rights for The Passage
- "Literary Novelist Turns to Vampires and Finds Pot of Gold", New York Times, Julie Bosman, June 1, 2010
- "A Journal of the Plague Century: Civilization Goes Viral. Stuff Ensues.", New York Times, Janet Maslin, June 6, 2010
- The Passage at Open Library